Project Board Review - June 2012

Project Board Review - June 2012

Summer is construction season, and we're seeing projects jump out of construction documents and into the built dimension in rapid succession. At the HQ Project Board review last Wednesday, the program managers enumerated upcoming construction milestones from our various job sites around the world. Here are the highlights:

Ribbon cutting

The Sauti Kuu Banda and community center in rural Alego, Kenya, officially opened its doors June 7. We're excited to see the report back on the ceremony and the first programs launch to broaden the horizons of the local youth! Many many thanks to all our collaborators and to design fellows Diego Collazos, Triz Muñoz and Matthew Hughes.

Entries Submitted, Entry Period Closed for the Open Architecture Challenge: [UN]RESTRICTED ACCESS. Of the 500 teams registered, nearly 200 entered military base redesign proposals - which by competition standards is a very good turnout! Judging commences next week and finalists will be announced in July.

An [un]restricted peek at the entries

Nearing completion

THIS MONTH: June 21st is New York's Go Skateboarding Day, and they'll have a new skate park to celebrate with - underneath the Manhattan Bridge. We're practicing our "air ollies" (gotta leave real tricks to the pros). Port-au-Prince's butterfly-roof friendly Elie Dubois school will open its first phase: the bloc sanitaire and cafeteria. Japan will see the completion of the full Akahama Covered Alley, following a long winter.

For July: Another aspect of the Coleman Oval park will be open to eager patrons: the new dog run (OAN page pending ;) ). Also, Nike Gamechangers Grant winners promoting health through sport in India (Yuwa) and China (Habitat for Humanity) are slated for completion. In Tohoku, fishermen in Shizugawa will have a new Banya warehouse. Meanwhile, sports infrastructure in Delhi, India, will grow by two new centers for the Asha Deep Foundation and Mission to the Unreached.

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8 proposals have been submitted for grant award. In partnership with the AIA, the grants will be reviewed and judged in the next couple of weeks. We are planning to announce the successful recipients around 19JUN.